Downtown Campus Biology Downtown Campus Biology Welcome to BIO 160 This is your orientation. Press...

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Welcome to BIO 160Welcome to BIO 160This is your orientation. This is your orientation.

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Please look at your syllabus as Please look at your syllabus as you go through this slide show. you go through this slide show. There will be a quiz over the There will be a quiz over the syllabus.syllabus.


This class is self-paced in the sense that you come into the BLC each week when it fits your schedule.

There are no formal lectures.

There are 14 lessons, so you need to work at a pace of one lesson per week to complete the class this semester.

You can work at a faster rate if you wish.


You can do 75% of this class at home.

You must come into the BLC to: Work with lab materials

Take tests

Get assistance from faculty and staff


This course is directed from the internet. This course is directed from the internet.

To get to the course go to:

http://dtc.pima.edu/blc


BLC hours are:

Monday-Thursday: 9 am to 8 pm

Friday: 9 am to 5 pm

Saturday: 9am to 2 pm


The BIO 160 instructors are Dr. Anne Frondorf [email protected] –Is in the BLC Mondays and Tuesdays from 12-3:00 and Wednesdays from 9-1

Dr. Hong Lei [email protected] –Is in the BLC Saturdays from 9-12.

–Messages can be left for the instructors at 206-7176

Dr. Ann Christensen coordinates BIO 160 [email protected] –She is in the BLC on Mon 9:00-12:00, Tues 9:00-1:00, Thurs 1:00-4:00, Fri 9:00-2:00. –Her office phone is 206-7141

You may come to the BLC any time it is open and may get help from any of the BLC staff.


Please note the list of important dates on page 1 of your syllabus.

Such as:

Lab and test deadlines.

Holidays.

Please refer to your class syllabus and website for a complete list.


Our textbook is the 11th edition of “Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology” by Marieb

An interactive CD comes with the book; it is optional

Textbooks are available for use in the BLC and in the Downtown Campus Library.


The course description is located on page 2 of your syllabus.

There are 14 lessons; the first and last consist of 2 chapters

Each lesson correlates to chapter in your textbook.

There is an test at the end of each lesson.

Keep track of your scores on page 3 of the syllabus


Tests are 50 questions: And are worth 50 points

Tests consist of:multiple choice questions structure and function identification on models and diagrams


Test questions come from:Textbook chapters

Online quizzes

Worksheets

BLC models and ADAM software

Laboratory exercises


Your points earned for a lesson is the sum of your test points plus 20 for having completed the lab. Divide this number by 70 and multiply by 100 to get the percentage point for each lesson.

90’s are A’s

80’s are B’s

70’s are C’s

60’s are D’s


The total number of points for the entire course is 980. [An additional 78 bonus points may be earned.]

Your grade in the class depends on the total number of points that you accumulate on your labs and tests.


There is one retake of a test allowed. The retake may be done once all lesson tests have been completed. You must wait at least one day to retake a test and you must tell the BLC staff that it is a retake or you will not receive a grade on the retake.

There is an optional final exam. You can not retake the final.


You will take your tests in the BLC testing room.

Bring all your belongings up to the front desk and ask for a test when you are prepared.

Tests and the final must be obtained from the front desk at least an hour before the BLC closes that day.


You will be given your Lesson 1 worksheets today.

You will need to print all of the rest of the worksheets.

The worksheets are word files so that you may manipulate them if you wish.

You must have your worksheets completed and signed off before you take the test for that lesson.


It is your responsibility to stay on track.

You should average 1 lesson per week.

It is your responsibility to withdraw yourself from the class if you get too far behind.


To be successful in this class, it will require:

12 to 18 hours of your time per week.

Science courses cover a large amount of material and are generally more time consuming than non-science courses.


Incomplete (I) grades are rarely given in this course.

See page 4 of the syllabus for qualifying circumstances, like being on track up until the end of the semester.


If you choose to withdraw from the class, you must initiate that process.

The deadline for student withdrawals is on your syllabus.


As a student of Pima Community College you now have a MyPima email account. You should only use this account to correspond with your instructor.

If it is not activated, please activate it now at http://mypima.pima.edu/cp/home/loginf

If you are already activated please send your instructor an email to say hi. [email protected] or [email protected]

(Please put BIO 160 in the subject box for all of your emails to your instructor.)


Your instructor will communicate to you using Pima E-mail.

You will need to use your Pima E-mail to communicate with your instructor; mail from all other domains may be sent to spam.

You should check your Pima E-mail account at least twice a week.


The class conduct policy is on page 5.

No food or drink allowed in the BLC (you shouldn’t be putting anything in your mouth in a lab)

No cell phone talking in lab.

No children, friends, family, or pets allowed in BLC (insurance issues)

Disruptive behavior is not tolerated. Be nice to your fellow students and the staff.


Legal Compliance Statements and information regarding them are located on page 5 of your syllabus.


Cheating will not be tolerated.

If you are caught cheating on a test, you will receive a zero on that test, and you may receive an F in the class.


We will use many anatomical models in this class.

They are located on shelves on the north side of the lab (by the windows)


We also will use kits which are located in drawers below the models on the north side.

Take a walk now and locate a heart model, a brain model, and kit 111 (the drawers are numbered)

Open kit 111 to find out what it is.


It is now time to fill in your agreement form. It is the last page of your syllabus.

You are agreeing that you:1. read the syllabus;2. understand the BLC policies;3. will receive 0 points for any coursework that you have not

completed for the lessons covered by a deadline once that deadline passes;

4. will check your MyPima email twice a week;5. understand that this is a self-paced class and the responsibility

for staying on track rests with you.

Go to the next slide to find out where you get the “secret code”.


We need some information from you.

If you have not already done so, please fill in and submit this online form.

When you submit this online form you will be given a “secret code” which you need to write down in the agreement form.

and so, in summary…and so, in summary…

(you may want to print out this next page)(you may want to print out this next page)



You are now ready for your syllabus quiz.

Pack up all your belongings, including your syllabus and completed agreement form, and take them to the front desk.

When you turn in your agreement form you will be given a syllabus quiz to be taken in our testing room.

Good luck, and we hope that you enjoy the course. If you have any questions at anytime, ask someone at the front desk.

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